INTRO: A Am7 A E Am7 A C A E

#1.
A
Muskrat, muskrat, what makes your back so slick?

I've been livin' in the water all of my life,
       E              A
it's a wonder I ain't sick, I ain't sick, I ain't sick, 
              G A C E
I ain't sick.

#2.
A
Ground-hog, ground-hog, what makes your back so brown?

I've been livin' in the ground all of my life,
       E           A
it's a wonder I'm around, I'm around, I'm around, I'm 
        G A C G 
around.

#3.
A
Jaybird, Jaybird, what makes you fly so high?
                                                     E
I've been eatin' these acorns all of my life, it's a wonder 
        A                                          G A Am7 A
I don't die, I don't die, I don't die, I don't die.


INTERLUDE:  G A Am7 A..C A G Am7 E C E

#4.
A
Rooster, rooster, what makes your claws so hard?

I've been scratchin' in the barnyard all of my life, it's a 
E              A
wonder I ain't tired, I ain't tired, I ain't tired, I ain't 
       G C E Am7
tired.

#5.
A
Tomcat, tomcat, what makes your tail so long?
                                                 E
I've been prowling around all of my life, it's a wonder I ain't 
A
gone, I ain't gone, I ain't gone, I ain't gone.